[A] State Department official said Washington’s classified Conventional Arms Transfer Policy has been updated to make clear that the US will not transfer arms, equipment or training to countries that commit genocide, crimes against humanity or violate international humanitarian law...[T]he arms transfer policy is now a better reflection of the realities of today’s national security issues, especially in places of regional instability, Kausner said, adding that consideration of human rights abuses was a key addition to the policy...